interact book summit: preventing information overload
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Effective learning with the web starts with managing the huge of amount of information you find. This session covers several useful tips, techniques, and tools for controlling new information found and sent, saving resources for later use, and for intelligently distributing relevant content you find to your social network.TRANSCRIPT
LEARNING EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WEB
Denise R. Jacobsdenisejacobs.comcssdetectiveguide.compapilloneffect.com
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Tips for Preventing Information Overload
1. Control the imposing influx2. Earmark for eventual access3. Contribute controlled broadcasts
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The goal
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(1) Control the Imposing Influx
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Leverage advanced operators
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Leverage advanced operators
• Term synonyms: ~ Matches term and similar terms- example: web ~design would match design, designer, designed, and art
• Number range: ..- example: computer backpack $25.00..$100.00 would find backpacks between $25-$100
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Leverage advanced operators (contd)
• To find definitions of words, phrases, acronym use define:- example: definite:ostentatious
• To find with specific kinds of files use filetype:- example: web design contract filetype:pdf
• To find text on the page use intext:- example: intext:“web conference”
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Engineered RSS
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Engineered RSS
• Be deliberate about the feeds you add- Don’t be afraid to unsubscribe later
• Create categories from the beginning, but keep them simple
- everyday folder- must-read folder- unread folder
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Engineered RSS (contd)
• Search for specific terms in the feed text
• Pay attention to your reading trends- Will help you determine which feeds to keep and
dump
• Track your time
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An Intentional Inbox
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An Intentional Inbox
• Subscribing- be deliberate when subscribing- unsubscribe from any lists that don’t interest- change newsletter subscriptions to RSS
subscriptions
• Create inbox filters and labels/folders
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An Intentional Inbox (contd)
• Touch emails once only- do something about it immediatelyOR- get rid of it
• Access email a limited number of times per day
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(2) Earmark for Eventual Access
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Some Power Tools
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Evernote.com
• Great for visual learners and thinkers
• Multi-platform
• Integrates with a lot of other app sites
• Can save a lots of different kinds of information
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Diigo.com
• Can annotate the information you save
• Can use to collaboration on research items- ideal for teaching and learning
• Saved information can be public or private
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Delicious.com
• Simple features
• Well-known and a lot of users
• Very social and much sharing of bookmarks
• Can gauge a resource’s popularity
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Jott.com
• Voice to text
• Can be a huge time-saver
• Can add information to other saving tools (like Diigo, Evernote, and Google Calendar) hands free
• Good for audio and kinesthetic learners
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Gettin’ Crafty With It
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A few ideas
• All great tools, but each have (slightly) different strengths
• Worth using all and tying together
• Could do it through RSS feeds- Jott to Evernote or Diigo- Delicious to Evernote- Evernote to Diigo
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(3) Contribute Controlled Broadcasts
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The Goal: Simplify
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“All Your Social Media Base Are Belong to Us”
Social media is taking over our lives
• Blogposts
• Updates for Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, etc.
• Posting social bookmarks
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ISO: Tools that Consolidate
• Single source updating
• Planned updates in advance
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Hootsuite.com
• Can manage multiple accounts on multiple sites
• Can manage multiple users on a single account
• Can schedule updates and save drafts of posts
• Can establish RSS feeds to post to SM accounts
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A couple others…
• Ping.fm
• Hellotxt.com
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FURTHER INFORMATION:
Additional resources and articles:delicious.com/denisejacobs/iasummit
Slideshow:slideshare.net/denisejacobs
Read the entire “Learning on the Web” chapter from the book on PeachPit.com:http://bit.ly/bzlgHr